Silent Vows (The Byrne Brothers, #1)

by Jill Ramsower

“No, she was in a car accident six months ago. Her mother was killed in the wreck, and Noemi’s vocal cords were damaged. She’s mute and, from what I hear, pretty traumatized. No clue why her father nominated her. She’s hardly been seen outside of her house since it happened.”

I don’t need to coerce sex from a woman when plenty of others give it freely.”

I don’t really care what you call it, so long as those pretty lips end up panting my name.”

“You still thinking about the girl? She’s a sweet little thing. I’d probably think about her, too.” I scowled. “Watch it, fuckwad. That’s my future wife you’re talking about.”

but the thought of anyone but me laying a finger on Noemi made me itch with the need to paint her entire family tree in shades of red.

“No, I said turnabout was fair play. That means if I stray, you can, too. But for right now, there’s only one set of legs I want between, and as long as that’s the case, I expect the same in return.”

My wife was equal parts innocent and seductive siren—the combination was beyond intoxicating. Bishop had called me obsessed, but that wasn’t it. My desire for her went beyond that. It was a chemical in my blood, overriding all logic and reason. I was addicted to the mere thought of her. She was all that mattered, and anything that threatened her would face my wrath. Fausto Mancini thought he was tough, but he had no fucking clue about the beast he’d unleashed. Ready or not, fucker. Here. I. Come.

“Better to get what I needed than what I thought I wanted.”